Effects of Acupressure on Fatigue and Depression in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients Treated with Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization: A Quasi-Experimental Study

Table 1

Personal and clinical characteristics by group ( = 62).

Characteristics	Experimental group ( = 31)	Control group ( = 31)
	(%)/mean (SD)	(%)/mean (SD)
Age			0.08	.96
>65	12 (38.7)	11 (35.5)
64–40	14 (45.2)	15 (48.4)
<40	5 (16.1)	5 (16.1)
Gender			0.26	.20
Male	20 (64.5)	24 (77.4)
Female	11 (35.5)	7 (22.6)
Occupation			0.61
Unemployed	19 (61.3)	17 (54.8)
Employed	12 (38.7)	14 (45.2)
Marital status			0.55	.50
Unmarried	1 (3.2)	2 (6.4)
Married	30 (96.8)	29 (93.5)
Education level			1.40	.92
None	8 (25.8)	8 (25.8)
Elementary	11 (35.5)	10 (32.3)
Junior high	3 (9.6)	4 (12.9)
Senior high	9 (29.0)	8 (25.8)
College and above	0 (0)	1 (3.2)
Religion			0.30	.86
None	7 (22.6)	8 (25.8)
Buddhism/Taoism	24 (77.4)	24 (77.4)
Christianity/Catholicism	0 (0)	0 (0)
Time since HCC was diagnosed			1.58	.81
<3 months	12 (38.7)	11 (35.5)
<1 year	15 (48.4)	15 (48.4)
2-3 years	3 (9.6)	2 (6.4)
4-5 years	0 (0)	1 (3.2)
>5 years	1 (3.2)	2 (6.4)
Type of hepatitis carrier			0.17	.99
None	4 (12.9)	3 (9.6)
B type	18 (58.1)	19 (61.3)
C type	6 (19.4)	6 (19.4)
B + C type	2 (6.4)	2 (6.4)
Other	1 (3.2)	1 (3.2)
Albumin	3.34 (0.49)	3.49 (0.57)	1.11	.27
Hemoglobin	11.47 (2.08)	11.94 (1.94)	0.91	.37